upGrad, South Asia’s higher education company, and EyeWay Vision has announced their partnership, enabling upGrad to become the first Indian edtech company with an enhanced AR-driven learning experience, according to a statement. EyeWay Vision Ltd, an Israeli company developing an innovative wearable augmented reality platform, will bring immersive augmented reality (AR) to upGrad learners. “Partnering…
Atal Incubation Centre at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR (AIC-SNU), supported by NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (Government of India), has launched the fourth edition of its ‘Venture Challenge’ – a closed-door contest for new technology start-ups or aspiring entrepreneurs to win AIC-SNU’s end-to-end support for growth of their business ideas. AIC-SNU has joined hands…
ThingLink has announced an integration with Canva, the global visual communications platform. “An option to create base graphics with Canva is added directly to ThingLink’s creation flow, allowing users to quickly create professional-looking interactive materials for online education, training, marketing, and communications,” a statement made by the company informed. “Our focus has always been making it…
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (West), a provider of innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, has recently announced its partnership with domestic Indian pharma company Venus Remedies Ltd. whose brand Cloti-Xa™ has made its introduction in the growing low molecular weight heparin market and has adopted the NovaGuard® SA Pro safety system, a single-use accessory for prefilled ISO…
Tata Consultancy Services, the global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, reported its consolidated financial results according to Ind AS and IFRS, for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Rajesh Gopinathan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, said, “Our investments over the last decade in building newer capabilities, and in research and innovation, position us…
RMZ Corp, privately-owned real estate owner & developers and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has announced that they have entered into a joint venture to develop and hold commercial office space in Chennai and Hyderabad. CPP Investments will invest INR 15,000,000,000 (US$210 million), which will allow for the expected development of 10.4 million square feet…
Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has announced that it has joined forces with Ericsson, a technology provider of 5G and a provider of information and communication technology, to help the latter build and operate its cloud-based R&D digital workplace. Ericsson chose TCS as its partner for its R&D…
EIG, an institutional investor to the global energy sector and infrastructure investor, has announced that it has entered into a lease and lease-back agreement with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (“Aramco”), under which a consortium of investors led by EIG will acquire a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company, a newly formed entity with…
Jio Haptik Technologies Limited, a conversational AI company and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio Platform, has announced a strategic partnership with iSON Xperiences, a customer experience provider in Africa, Middle East, and India. Aakrit Vaish, CEO & Co-founder at Haptik, said, “Our alliance with iSON allows us to power businesses in Africa and the Middle East with highly automated,…
Vesta Equity, the global home equity marketplace, has announced it would be leveraging Algorand’s blockchain as the backbone of its modern solution for residential property financing and investing. Vesta provides homeowners with the tools to control their home equity outside of the traditional home equity financing options. Using blockchain technology, Vesta connects property investors directly…
emids, a provider of digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry, has announced the acquisition of Delhi-based Quovantis Technologies, an user experience design and software development company that enables health technology and product companies to deliver compelling digital experiences for web, mobile and wearables. The terms of the deal were not…
Cognizant has announced a multi-year partnership to be the Official Digital Transformation Partner of the global racing championship SailGP. Cognizant will leverage its digital transformation and software engineering expertise to improve audience insights, enable data visualization and create an immersive fan experience for the 257 million SailGP viewers worldwide, a statement made by the company…
Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has announced that it has partnered with Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL) as one of its key logistics partners to help fast track deployment of electric vehicles across its logistics fleet in the country. Flipkart has committed to 100% electric mobility in its logistics fleet andwill deploy more than 25,000 electric…
upGrad, South Asia’s higher edtech company, has announced that it has crossed the milestone of USD 14 Million a month and achieved an Annual Revenue Run rate (ARR) of USD 165 Million. The edtech major now targets 25% revenue growth in the next quarter (April-May-June) with profitability in sight. Ronnie Screwvala said, “It’s been a…
Jio Haptik Technologies Limited, a conversational AI company and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio Platform, has announced its certification as a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India second time in a row. When the pandemic hit in 2020, Haptik transitioned its workforce to a 100% remote work set-up. Haptik…